Object Details
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Collection Citation
Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
The photograph depicts ornate bracelet and gold finger-ring worn on the right wrist of Asante regional Chief Kwaku Addai. "The fingers of great chiefs are laden with gold rings of every kind, while their forearms are covered with beads and bracelets. Like much Akan royal art, many finger-rings were designed to convey a moral message to the beholder." [Timothy F. Garrard, 1989: Gold of Africa, Prestel]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.
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Local Numbers
C 2 ASH 33.0.1 EE 70
General
Title is provided by EEPA staff based on photographer's notes.
Local Note
N10
Frame value is 18.
Slide No. C 2 ASH 33.0.1 EE 70
Place
Africa
Ghana
Topic
Leaders
Jewelry
Animals in art
Clothing and dress -- Africa
Regalia
Photographer
Elisofon, Eliot
Culture
Asante (African people)
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Extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
1970
Archival Repository
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Identifier
EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EECL 1491
Type
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Collection Rights
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Genre/Form
Color slides
Collection Restrictions
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
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EEPA.1973-001
EEPA
Record ID
ebl-1536870822481-1536871014377-1